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    Best Sheet Metal

    Hey Guys Been awhile since I posted but its about that time. Got my oldest son ready to work on the barracuda. Have a 68 barracuda with a fresh 440/727 and 8 3/4 with 4:10 rear. should make a nice 500+ HP when she is done. She is in the paint shop getting ready for a fresh coat of...
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    Rear end swap

    Hey Guys. Its been awhile since i have been around. To broke to do anything and just needed a break. Now its time to get back to work and where would be my first stop. A bodies only for sure. This is the set up. Working on my 68 dart. Mint body. Orginal 273 with 904 now sports the...
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    power to manual conversion.

    OK i have a 68 dart that is an orginal power steering car. I put my 73 340 in it and have never been able to get the pulleys to line up right. I have a set of march single groove pulleys for maula steering set up. I also have a 67 dart with manual steering. So How hard will it be for me to...
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    Man at the smoke

    been helping my buddy work on his cuda again. This is the 440 i was talking about in the past post. I can cover the specs if necesarry but what we have is a smoke problem. This is supposed to be a fresh rebuild with about 2000 miles on it. The guy he bought it off of said it had been setting...
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    440 exhaust system

    Just want some opinions . Situation Mild 440 with 480 lift cam kb flat tops and cast heads 2.14 1.81 valves running out TRI Ys Into 2 1/4 pipes.The tranny is a street fighter and the car has 3:55 gears. How much gain if any would 2 1/2 or 3 inch pipes give me. The 2 1/4 exhaust on the...
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    Indy Cast iron heads

    My buddies 440 has these heads on it. I have never had any dealings with The Indy cast heads to be honest I dint know they made them. He says the have 2.14 and 1.81 valves but other than that knows less than I do. Does anyone have any history with these. Iam going to look when I get time he say...
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    engine busting up

    Hey guys been a long time. Need a little help with some engine trouble. buddy has a 440 in a 67 Cuda. the 440 is supposed to be a stock steel crank with ly rods and KB 10.5-1 flat tops. the head are supposed to be Indy Cast with 1.81 and 2.14 valves. the cam is the comp hyd 480 lift...
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    Hot Header and I mean glowing

    Hey guys long time no see. To much work and not enough time. To the point. My dart has been laid up awhile whith a blown TQ. Finaly found the cash to come up with a new TQ, 2500 stall to match the 236@50 cam. The carb is a bigs 650 and the tranny is a 904. The engine has been laid up a couple...
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    904/727 swap

    seems that i have blown my torq converter or my tranny in my dart. It has a major whine when you put it in gear. I have a buddy who offered up a good 727 out of a truck for the best price FREE :D :D :D What would I need to pop this puppy in replace of the classic 904.
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    8 3/4 cut down

    OK got a freebie today. An 8 3/4 from a 69 pickup with a 489 sure grip and 3:55 gears. I need to get the housing cut down to go with a set of axels and backing plates . I want this to go in my 68 dart that is still a stock 71/4 set up. So what size do I get this thing down to and where do the...
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    Back on line.

    Well i am back in AL and online. Dial up only and lucky to have that :D Hope to get back to work soon and maybe get the duster up and going. Hey Craig and Jack you should come on down bow season is in and the Red fish are bittinggot my bow tuned in and ready.
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    heading to Alabama

    I heading out in the morning . i will be out of the net for a few days as I relocate back home. I will catch you guys later.
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    hydraulic Throw out bearing.

    Anyone run one of these or have the concept down. I am having issues with my Z bar and the 440 in the duster and I am looking for a work around.
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    440 duster

    well droped the 440 in the duster today and set up the headers. Having issue with the starter not engaging the fly wheel. doesnt meet up with the my Centerforce 130 flywheel and lakewood bell. Anyone know the right strter to use for that combo??? Other than the starter everything went together...
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    Gone to Alabama

    well im gone to Alabama to deop off the dart talk to yall next week.
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    Alternator out put.

    Ok I am not getting an Alt output on my 68 dart. The alternatotr only has a single Field output and a battery out out. I check the fusible link and its good, leads me think Alt or voltage Regulator . any inputs???
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    904 tranny

    How many QTS does it take to fill a 904. I pre filled the converter with a QT but just am not sure how much to fill it with. Also do you check the fluid in neutral or park? I am not an auto guy I have 4 cars and this is the only auto. So this all new to me.
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    Dart Transplant

    well the dart transplant is about done. Got the engine and tranny all in. The dist back in and the carb set , just need to go to the junk yard and get some pulleys to make the PS work , stick in the radiator and off she goes. How much abuse will this 7 1/4 take before I detonate it. I will...
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    68 small block water pump and power steering??

    Ok I am making the swap on my dart from the orginal 273 with power steering to my 340. I want to maintain my power steering . looks like we have to completely differant water pumps. The old one is a driver side bottom out and has ears on it to accomadate the PS pump? is there a work around on...
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    Duster first coat of paint.

    this is the first coat, she is going to be samded and shot with 3 more coats and them color sanded and polished . black out hood and then 340 strips to top it off. this a garage job done by a buddy in trade for some construction work done on his house. Not show quiality but decent. this is...
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    body weather stripping

    who is the best sorce and has the beast prices for weather stripping i need the whole set up doors, trunk, windows just about everything. Got the first coat of paint laid down today, metalic blue silver, looks pretty good. Start wet sanding and the another coat and put her back together.
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    904 Flexplate and converter recommendation

    OK I need a good flex plate and coverter but not a $1000 dollar set up. She is an internally ballanced 340 calling for atleast a 2500 stall and turning around 400 horses. This should get the dart moving in the right direction. Thanks Chad
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    340 transplant

    Started the 340 transplant from the duster to the dart tonight. Started pulling the tranny and off to the shop with if for a rebuild shift kit and a 2500 stall. She come back and in she goes. Found an A body 8 3/4 housing gonna pick that up for $50 and went to the junk yard and found a C body...
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    8 3/4 rear

    what do yall think an 8 3/4 complete is worth. I found one with a 3.23 sure grip for $650 seems a little pricey but they are getting hard to find. whts yall .02
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    Fiber Glass hood help.

    I bought the pin on fiber glass hood. My body guy has left it up to me to come up with the hard ware. The pins and pearches for the hood to rest on. Anyone know a vendor for the perches??
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    anyone interested in a 413

    I met a junk man yesterday who says he has a running 413. Im going to look at it anyone interested?
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    440 build specs" this is it"

    this what the 440 will be ordered the parts today 440 over 30 speed pro forged pistons stock rods resized and worked stock steel crank turned 10-10 Ballanced block decked for piston to be .019 in the hole, this puts mt compression at about 10.7 - 1 with 75 cc heads stock cast 436 heads...
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    alignment problems

    I have had the duster aligned twice. its fine for a day or two but then its starts to tow in. I dont know if its the ball joints or what. I will go out of alignment so bad that its eating up the tires and suggestions.
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    Is this worth the cost.

    I am thinking about buying a 440. this is the story: mid 70 cast block cast crank polished trw pistons " six pack replacement piston" new rods are all shot penned and redone with arp bolts 346 heads mild P&P need cleaning and maybe a valve job also cut down for a about a 75 cc cahmeber...
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    maybe a BB is in my future.

    met a fellow MOPAR guy tonight. Running a blown440 DART sweet ride. He says he may have a 440 for me. He knows a guy who has a 440 that he started to build, fresh block 10.5 to 1 pistons new rods and fresh ground crank, performer intake . This was a fresh build that was never fired. thinks there...
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